JP2008173969A5

JP2008173969A5 -

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Publication number: JP2008173969A5
Application number: JP2007328029A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2007-12-19
Publication date: 2011-04-07
Anticipated expiration: 2027-12-19

Claims

An inkjet recording apparatus that records on a unit pixel of a recording medium by scanning a recording head multiple times for applying a plurality of inks including specific ink and non-specific ink,
An acquisition unit that acquires, for each unit pixel, application amount information relating to the amount of each ink applied to the unit pixel;
A determining unit that determines, for each ink, a scan for applying ink to the unit pixel in the plurality of scans based on the applied amount information acquired by the acquiring unit;
The determination unit determines scanning for applying the specific ink based on the application amount information of the specific ink and the non-specific ink, and performs scanning for applying the non-specific ink based on the application amount information of the non-specific ink. An ink jet recording apparatus, wherein:

The determination means specifies (i) a unit pixel that satisfies a predetermined condition based on the application amount information of the specific ink and the non-specific ink, and (ii) for a unit pixel that satisfies the specified predetermined condition, The scan for applying the specific ink is determined so that the ratio of the specific ink applied in the latter half of the plurality of scans is higher than that of the unit pixel not satisfying the predetermined condition. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1.

Wherein the predetermined condition is satisfied unit pixel, the together with the specific ink is a unit pixel non specific ink is applied, the unit pixel that does not satisfy the predetermined condition, a unit pixel where the specific ink is applied alone The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the inkjet recording apparatus is provided.

Wherein the predetermined condition is satisfied unit pixel, application rates of the non-specific ink for the specific ink is higher unit pixels than the predetermined ratio, the unit pixel that does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the with respect to the specific ink non The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the application rate of the specific ink is a unit pixel lower than a predetermined rate.

Wherein the predetermined condition is satisfied the unit pixel, the application rates of the non-specific ink to specific ink is higher unit pixel than a predetermined percentage, the determination unit relates to the aforementioned predetermined condition is satisfied the unit pixel, the specific greater the application rate of the non-specific ink for ink is high, so that the probability that a particular ink is applied in the latter half of the scanning becomes high, claim 2, characterized in that to determine the scan to impart the specific ink 2. An ink jet recording apparatus according to 1.

It said determining means, in the predetermined condition is satisfied unit pixels, wherein such specific ink is applied by scanning later than the non-specific ink, impart scan and the non-specific ink to impart the specific ink 6. The ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein scanning is determined.

Said determining means, in the predetermined condition is satisfied the unit pixel, the ratio of the specific ink applied in the latter half of the scanning of the particular ink applied by said plurality of scans is given by the plurality of scans that said to be higher than the proportion of the non-specific ink applied in the latter half of the scanning of the non-specific ink, characterized by determining a scanning imparting scan and the non-specific ink to impart the specific ink An ink jet recording apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5.

The determination means specifies (i) a unit pixel that satisfies a predetermined condition based on the application amount information of the specific ink and the non-specific ink, and (ii) for a unit pixel that satisfies the specified predetermined condition, The scan for applying the specific ink is determined such that the ratio of the specific ink applied in the first half of the plurality of scans is higher than that of the unit pixel not satisfying the predetermined condition. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1.

Said determining means, in the predetermined condition is satisfied the unit pixel, the ratio of the specific ink applied by the scanning of the first half of the specific ink applied by said plurality of scans is given by the plurality of scans that said to be higher than the proportion of the non-specific ink applied in the first half of the scanning of the non-specific ink, characterized by determining a scanning imparting scan and the non-specific ink to impart the specific ink An ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 8.

The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specific ink is a yellow ink, and the non-specific ink includes a cyan ink, a magenta ink, and a black ink.

The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specific ink is a transparent ink, and the non-specific ink is a non-transparent ink.

The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specific ink is superior in scratch resistance as compared to the non-specific ink.

The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the applied amount information is multi-value density information.

An inkjet recording method for recording on a unit pixel of a recording medium by scanning a recording head for applying a plurality of inks including a specific ink, a plurality of times.
An acquisition step of acquiring, for each unit pixel, application amount information relating to the amount of each ink applied to the unit pixel;
A determination step of determining, for each ink, a scan for applying ink to the unit pixel in the plurality of scans based on the applied amount information acquired in the acquisition step;
In the determining step, scanning for applying the specific ink is determined based on the specific ink and non-specific ink application amount information other than the specific ink, and the non-specific ink is determined based on the non-specific ink application amount information. An ink jet recording method comprising: determining a scan for applying the ink.

An ink jet recording apparatus for recording on a unit pixel of a recording medium by a plurality of scans of a recording head for applying a plurality of inks including specific ink, and information for performing the recording on the ink jet recording apparatus A recording system including a host device for supplying
An acquisition unit that acquires, for each unit pixel, application amount information relating to the amount of each ink applied to the unit pixel;
A determining unit that determines, for each ink, a scan for applying ink to the unit pixel in the plurality of scans based on the applied amount information acquired by the acquiring unit;
The determining means determines a scan to apply the specific ink based on the specific ink and non-specific ink application amount information other than the specific ink, and determines the non-specific ink based on the non-specific ink application amount information. A recording system characterized by determining a scan for applying the characteristic.

A program for causing a computer to execute a process for recording on a unit pixel of a recording medium by a plurality of scans of a recording head for applying a plurality of inks including a specific ink,
The process includes obtaining an application amount information regarding the amount of each ink applied to the unit pixel for each unit pixel;
A determination step of determining, for each of the inks, a scan for applying ink to the unit pixel in the plurality of scans based on the application amount information acquired in the acquisition step;
In the determining step , scanning for applying the specific ink is determined based on the specific ink and non-specific ink application amount information other than the specific ink, and the non-specific ink is determined based on the non-specific ink application amount information. A program characterized by determining a scan to give.